and the defense industrial establishment, losses. 19% in virginia comes from the defense establishment. you've got the largest naval base in the world. most voters are wondering where is the sequester but let's do it in a responsible way. >> it's willie geist. you said that you will not raise taxes on any american. what will you do in the lame duck session? will you come to the middle and entertain, at least rthe idea o a tax cut? >> willie, i want to pick up on some discussion that i heard in the earlier segment. and that is, the raising of taxes and dealing with the question of spending, that has been the hangup for the last two years and the president himself said back in -- two years ago, that there were going to be two questions left for this election which was going to be health care, the most disproportionate part of the spending at the federal level and taxes. and no question that this election is about taxes. we heard it last night and the vice president continues to say one thing that they will absolutely do is raise taxes on small businesses. he did not deny the fact that th